Q. I would like to find out if there is a hosta plant that can grow in full sun in the Chicago area. We have hostas on the north and east sides of our house that have grown well every year for the ...

When it comes to breaking rules, gardeners are a timid lot. Caution is not a bad thing but too much of it when enjoying plants can lead to a boring yard and gardening experience. Indeed, legions ...

What daylilies are to the sunny perennial garden, hostas are to the shade garden, with their adaptability, few maintenance requirements, long life and neat, symmetrical mounds of leaves with varying ...

The variegated varieties need more sunlight to keep their white and gold stripes. All hostas need some shade and few, if any, will do well in strong direct sunlight. They will fully mature in four to ...

Few hosta varieties do well in locations with daylong direct sunlight, and hosta foliage can be quickly scorched or burned in these types of settings.

Bill Malone may be the Champaign division manager of Green View Nursery, but when it comes to at-home gardening, he is like everyone else. He wants plants that do well with a minimum of effort ...

Hostas prefer shade, but some will grow well in six to eight hours a day of full sun. I grow one called 'Gold Standard' in this way. 'Guacamole,' one of my favorites, easily takes five hours of ...

At the edge of a border or any place it can be admired - and especially where it will get a few hours of sun at a minimum. 'Sun Power' is an unusual hosta in that it does very well in sun all day ...